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River in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada
The Petitcodiac River (/pɛtiˈkoʊdiæk/ ) is a river located in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. Local tourist businesses often refer to it as the "chocolate
Petitcodiac_River
British military operations
The Petitcodiac River campaign was a series of British military operations from June to November 1758, during the French and Indian War (the North American
Petitcodiac_River_campaign
City in New Brunswick, Canada
populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, it lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces
Moncton
1755–1764 British forced removal of Acadians from Maritime Canada
Petitcodiac rivers, and the Miramichi in New Brunswick. The British cleared the Acadians from these areas in the later campaigns of Petitcodiac River
Expulsion_of_the_Acadians
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
of Three Rivers. It is named after the Petitcodiac River, which begins in the village at the junction of the North River and Anagance River. The name
Petitcodiac,_New_Brunswick
Water wave traveling up a river or narrow bay because of an incoming tide
bores can be dangerous. Certain rivers such as the Seine in France, the Petitcodiac River in Canada, and the Colorado River in Mexico to name a few, have
Tidal_bore
Village in New Brunswick, Canada
a strategic location, giving that it allowed them to control the Petitcodiac River, the most important marine transport route in the region. Knockout
Memramcook
Surface water sport
Whitbread of California, who rode the Petitcodiac River bore for 29 kilometres on 24 July 2013. An upstream river wave is a phenomenon with a similar appearance
River_surfing
Topics referred to by the same term
Petitcodiac may refer to: Petitcodiac River, a river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, a community within the village
Petitcodiac
1755 battle during the French and Indian War
The Battle of Petitcodiac was an engagement which occurred during the Bay of Fundy campaign of the French and Indian War. The battle was fought between
Battle_of_Petitcodiac
Hydrological divide in eastern North America
through central New Brunswick. From there, the divide borders the Petitcodiac River basin, crosses through the Isthmus of Chignecto, and runs easterly
St._Lawrence_River_Divide
Gravity hill in New Brunswick, Canada
Mountain", which rises several hundred feet above the surrounding Petitcodiac River valley. With the rise in tourism after the Second World War, the roughly
Magnetic_Hill_(Moncton)
City in New Brunswick, Canada
the Petitcodiac River Campaign (fr:La bataille du Cran) which resulted in the deportation of the Acadians that lived along the Petitcodiac River or had
Dieppe,_New_Brunswick
Town in New Brunswick, Canada
Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has
Riverview,_New_Brunswick
the Petitcodiac river valley were the Mi'kmaq. Moncton is situated at the southern end of a traditional native portage route between the Petitcodiac River
History_of_Moncton
resisted during the St. John River campaign and the Petitcodiac River campaign. The Acadian militia along the St. John River was led by Acadian Joseph Godin
Military history of the Acadians
Military_history_of_the_Acadians
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
village of Fundy Albert. Hillsborough is on a hill overlooking the Petitcodiac River near the intersection of Route 910 and Route 114. It is the largest
Hillsborough,_New_Brunswick
British Army unit (1755–1796)
Lake Ontario in the west along the St Lawrence River and from upper New York via the Richelieu River in August. Along the way the Rangers fought to reduce
Rogers'_Rangers
Municipality in New Brunswick, Canada
Petitcodiac. The Community of Three Rivers includes Elgin, Elgin Parish, areas north of Petiticodiac and a small portion of Salisbury. Three Rivers was
Three_Rivers,_New_Brunswick
Town in New Brunswick, Canada
north bank of the Petitcodiac River, approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Moncton / Riverview, and 16 km (10 mi) east of Petitcodiac. The town has elementary
Salisbury,_New_Brunswick
County in New Brunswick, Canada
Northumberland Strait shore, and there is some mixed farming in the Petitcodiac River Valley and in the Tantramar Marsh region. The city of Moncton accounts
Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Westmorland_County,_New_Brunswick
Leader of the Acadian people in Acadia (1702–1765)
(present-day Stoney Creek, Albert County, New Brunswick), along the Petitcodiac River with his wife Agnes and their eleven children. During Father Rale's
Joseph_Broussard
Topics referred to by the same term
name for the Petitcodiac River, the Memramcook River, and the Shepody Bay in New Brunswick Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire Three Rivers Estuary, Carmarthen
Three_Rivers
has been a name given to five different bridges that crossed the Petitcodiac River between Moncton at Route 106 and Riverview, New Brunswick at Route
Gunningsville_Bridge
Bay on the east coast of North America
on the Petitcodiac, Maccan, St. Croix, and Kennetcook rivers. Before the construction of a causeway in 1968 and subsequent siltation of the river, the Petitcodiac
Bay_of_Fundy
Colony in north-eastern North America
(1758), a second wave of the expulsion began with the St. John River Campaign, Petitcodiac River Campaign, Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign and the Île Saint-Jean
Acadia
Shooting of five police officers in Canada
the most populous city in New Brunswick, Canada, located along the Petitcodiac River valley in the eastern part of the province. In 2011, the city had
2014_Moncton_shootings
County in New Brunswick, Canada
Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell
Albert_County,_New_Brunswick
Provincial military history
Petitcodiac rivers, and the Miramichi in New Brunswick. The British cleared the Acadians from these areas in the later campaigns of Petitcodiac River
Military history of Nova Scotia
Military_history_of_Nova_Scotia
major river systems in the province include the Saint John River, Petitcodiac River, Miramichi River, St. Croix River and the Restigouche River. The Saint
Geography_of_New_Brunswick
and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the east and north and the Bay of Fundy to the south. The major rivers are
List of bodies of water of New Brunswick
List_of_bodies_of_water_of_New_Brunswick
Highway in New Brunswick
of the province of New Brunswick. Starting at the north end of the Petitcodiac River Causeway, it loops around the city of Moncton on Wheeler Boulevard
New_Brunswick_Route_15
Land strip connecting the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
The isthmus stretches from its northerly point at an area in the Petitcodiac River valley near the city of Dieppe, New Brunswick to its southerly point
Isthmus_of_Chignecto
Campaign of the French and Indian War
of St. Lawrence, at Cape Sable, and the Petitcodiac River campaign, the British targeted the Saint John River. The British Conquest of Acadia happened
St._John_River_campaign
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
least partly in the parish: Buctouche River East Branch Canaan River Cocagne River North River Petitcodiac River Babineau Creek Butler Creek Fox Creek
Moncton_Parish
Village in New Brunswick, Canada
Brunswick at the northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River. Hopewell Cape had been the municipal centre for Albert County prior
Hopewell_Cape,_New_Brunswick
the Acadians began. Monckton was sent on the St. John River Campaign and the Petitcodiac River Campaign, commander Rollo accomplished the Ile Saint-Jean
History_of_New_Brunswick
which means "good river" Penniac, meaning "fork in the river". Penobsquis is a blend of Micmac terms for stone and brook. Petitcodiac – term is derived
List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin
List_of_place_names_in_Canada_of_Indigenous_origin
Canadian politician
company operated in the Chignecto area during the Petitcodiac River Campaign and later the St. John River Campaign as part of the French and Indian War.
Benoni_Danks
Town in New Brunswick, Canada
away", possibly in reference to the Shediac Bay or the current of the Petitcodiac river. Shediac is situated primarily on Route 133 around Shediac Bay, a
Shediac
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island), and the St. John River and the Petitcodiac River Valleys. The celebration of these successes was dampened by
Seven_Years'_War
Highway in New Brunswick, Canada
Brunswick, Canada; running from Route 114 at the south end of the Petitcodiac River Causeway in Riverview, to an intersection with Route 10 at Coles Island
New_Brunswick_Route_112
Tidal embayment in New Brunswick, Canada
streams feeding into the bay are the Shepody River, Petitcodiac River and Memramcook River. These three rivers gave the area its name under Acadian occupation
Shepody_Bay
Highway in New Brunswick
Lower Cape and then Hopewell Cape. Following the west bank of the Petitcodiac River, Route 114 turns north through Hillsborough, becoming known as Main
New_Brunswick_Route_114
an early settler at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia at a site on the Petitcodiac River. He was involved in a struggle over land and seigneurial rights for
Guillaume_Blanchard
Canadian politician
Pennsylvania-German settlers establishing The Township of Monckton on the Petitcodiac River. Plans for huge settlements on some 2,300,000 acres (9,300 km2) of
Alexander_McNutt_(colonist)
County of New Brunswick, Canada
by Nova Scotia in 1765 to include all of New Brunswick west of the Petitcodiac River settlements; the New Brunswick version was created by letters patent
List of counties of New Brunswick
List_of_counties_of_New_Brunswick
Topics referred to by the same term
Chocolate River may refer to: Chocolate River, an alternate name for the Petitcodiac River Chocolate River Conservatory of Music Chocolate River, a fictional
Chocolate_River
Canadian ecological non-profit organization
Sentinelles Petitcodiac Riverkeeper (SPR) is a registered non-profit organization and Riverkeeper group established in Three Rivers, New Brunswick, Canada
Sentinelles Petitcodiac Riverkeeper
Sentinelles_Petitcodiac_Riverkeeper
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
Little River; on the east by the Petitcodiac River; on the south by the southern line of a grant to William Carlisle on the Petitcodiac River, about 2
Hillsborough_Parish
Military campaign of the French and Indian War
Ile Saint-Jean, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at St. John River campaign and the Petitcodiac River campaign, the British targeted the Cape Sable region, known
Cape_Sable_campaign
Inventor of kerosene (1797–1864)
his geological surveys, Gesner found a bituminous substance on the Petitcodiac River in Albert County, which he named albertite to differentiate it from
Abraham_Pineo_Gesner
Canadian businessman and politician
History Association, 1996 Larracey, Edward W., Chocolate River: A Story of the Petitcodiac River, Lancelot Press Limited, pg. 221 See: Armour, Charles A
Joseph_Salter
instruments. It is named after the Petitcodiac River, which is also locally known as the Chocolate River. The Chocolate River Music Conservatory closed in June
Chocolate River Conservatory of Music
Chocolate_River_Conservatory_of_Music
Denomination of Protestant Christianity
William Black (1760–1834) who began preaching in settlements along the Petitcodiac River of New Brunswick in 1781. A few years afterwards, Methodist Episcopal
Methodism
Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
offensives against the Acadians. One was the St. John River Campaign, another was the Petitcodiac River Campaign, and the other was against the Acadians at
Cape_Sable_Island
Premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010
July, Graham committed $20 million to the restoration of the Petitcodiac River. The river system had been changed by the construction of a causeway in
Shawn_Graham
CoverdaleThe parish of Coverdale Albert 1966-11-23 Fundy Albert (along Petitcodiac River south of Riverview) Salisbury (Colpitts Settlement and west of Riverview)
List of local service districts in New Brunswick
List_of_local_service_districts_in_New_Brunswick
Campaign 1758 Petitcodiac River Campaign 1758 Battle on Snowshoes – occurred in the British Province of New York and New France. 1759 St. John River Campaign
List of conflicts in the Americas
List_of_conflicts_in_the_Americas
1758 siege of the French and Indian War
began. The British engaged in the St. John River Campaign, the Cape Sable Campaign, the Petitcodiac River Campaign, the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign, and the
Siege_of_Louisbourg_(1758)
Role Great Britain played in the Seven Years' War
continued with the removal of Acadians in the St. John River Campaign, the Petitcodiac River Campaign, the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign, and the Gulf of St
Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
Great_Britain_in_the_Seven_Years'_War
Historic Canadian railway linking Central Canada to Maritime provinces
the Bay of Fundy port city of Saint John, via "The Bend" (of the Petitcodiac River, this area is today known as the city of Moncton) to the Northumberland
Intercolonial_Railway
Militias of Mi'kmaq
killed and two wounded. Others resisted during the St. John River Campaign and the Petitcodiac River Campaign. By June 1757, the settlers had to be withdrawn
Military history of the Mi'kmaq
Military_history_of_the_Mi'kmaq
River in Nova Scotia, Canada
government to remove a similar causeway (constructed in 1968) blocking the Petitcodiac River, another tributary of the Bay of Fundy, to avoid facing charges under
Avon_River_(Nova_Scotia)
Genre of propaganda literature
reaching British-controlled Louisbourg and wrote accounts. During the Petitcodiac River Campaign, the Acadian militia took prisoner William Caesar McCormick
Captivity_narrative
Watercourse in Canada
tidal estuary to its discharge point into the Petitcodiac River. Memramcook, New Brunswick Petitcodiac Riverkeeper Shepody Bay Bay of Fundy "Search the
Memramcook_River
River in New Brunswick, Canada
and the Moncton Water Treatment Plant. Turtle Creek is one of the Petitcodiac River's main right tributaries, and is therefore part of its 2,831 km2 (1
Turtle_Creek_(New_Brunswick)
Photo Lower Petitcodiac River Memramcook NB 45°55′24″N 64°37′09″W / 45.9234°N 64.6192°W / 45.9234; -64.6192 (Lower Petitcodiac River) Memramcook municipality
List of historic places in Westmorland County, New Brunswick
List_of_historic_places_in_Westmorland_County,_New_Brunswick
Topics referred to by the same term
Trois-Rivières, historically the collective name for the Petitcodiac River, the Memramcook River, and the Shepody Bay in New Brunswick. in France Canton
Trois-Rivières (disambiguation)
Trois-Rivières_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
County, Illinois Jonathan Creek (New Brunswick), a tributary of the Petitcodiac river, New Brunswick Jonathan Creek (Ohio), a stream in Ohio Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (disambiguation)
Jonathan_Creek_(disambiguation)
Campaign 1758 Petitcodiac River Campaign 1758 Battle on Snowshoes – occurred in the British Province of New York and New France. 1759 St. John River Campaign
List of conflicts in North America
List_of_conflicts_in_North_America
Acadia viewed from a historical point of view
a group led by Joseph Broussard, known as "Beausoleil", along the Petitcodiac River of New Brunswick. Some followed the coast northward, facing famine
History_of_the_Acadians
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
and the valley now known as Frosty Hollow with the Memramcook and Petitcodiac rivers and was an important link in the communications system between Acadia
Sackville,_New_Brunswick
attraction (the Hopewell Rocks) are only a half hour's drive down the Petitcodiac river valley. The Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island is only an
Tourism_in_New_Brunswick
Former township
was a 100,000-acre (40,468.6-hectare) tract of land situated on the Petitcodiac River in colonial Nova Scotia (in today’s Canadian province of New Brunswick)
Township_of_Monckton
British Army officer and colonial administrator
the Plains of Abraham. He also was employed in the Petitcodiac River Campaign and the St. John River Campaign against the Acadians. Scott was given the
George Scott (British Army officer)
George_Scott_(British_Army_officer)
Highway in New Brunswick
kilometres. From Three Rivers, Route 106 is known as the "Old Post Road" and crosses to the north bank of the Petitcodiac River passing the eastern terminus
New_Brunswick_Route_106
the Petitcodiac River valley were the Mi'kmaq. Moncton is situated at the southern end of a traditional native portage route between the Petitcodiac River
Timeline_of_Moncton_history
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
parish in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, located along the Petitcodiac River opposite Moncton and Dieppe. For governance purposes, Coverdale is
Coverdale_Parish
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
of Fundy or the Petitcodiac River. For governance purposes, Elgin is divided between the town of Salisbury, the village of Three Rivers, and the Southeast
Elgin_Parish
Historic buildings in New Brunswick, Canada
Building) Moncton municipality (2993) Q139600706 Upload Photo The Bend Petitcodiac River near Hall's Creek Moncton NB 46°05′33″N 64°45′45″W / 46.0925°N 64
List of historic places in Moncton
List_of_historic_places_in_Moncton
Military unit
Yankee whaleships. A small contingent of six Pequawket Indians from the Saco River region of Maine also joined the company, several of whom were likewise veteran
Gorham's_Rangers
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
point of land lying between the Memramcook and Petitcodiac on the west side of the Petitcodiac River and to extend from form [sic] thence west twenty
Hopewell_Parish
Massachusetts provincial army captain
its capture. Afterward he participated in the St. John River Campaign and the Petitcodiac River Campaign. Capt Cobb returned to Plymouth after the campaign
Silvanus_Cobb
Multiuse trail in New Brunswick, Canada
Trail is a multiuse trail in Greater Moncton, along the shores of the Petitcodiac River. The trail comprises the Moncton section of the Trans Canada Trail
Riverfront Trail, Greater Moncton
Riverfront_Trail,_Greater_Moncton
Military unit
to defend an Acadian woman from members of the company during the Petitcodiac River Campaign in 1758. The sources for the names of the company's personnel
Danks'_Rangers
Lieutenant William Caesar McCormick, who was a prisoner captured in the Petitcodiac River Campaign, wrote him a letter of appreciation dated August 28 for the
Pierre_du_Calvet
Campaign during the French and Indian War
Louisbourg (1758). The British would then engage in the St. John River campaign, the Petitcodiac River campaign, the Ile Saint-Jean campaign, and the removal of
Bay_of_Fundy_campaign
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
offensives against the Acadians. One was the St. John River Campaign, another was the Petitcodiac River Campaign, and the other was against the Acadians at
Port_La_Tour
Parish in New Brunswick, Canada
which extended from the LSD of the parish of Havelock. Petitcodiac is now part of Three Rivers. The origin of Salisbury's name is uncertain. William F
Salisbury_Parish
District municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada
offensives against the Acadians. One was the St. John River Campaign, another was the Petitcodiac River Campaign, and the other was against the Acadians at
Municipality of the District of Barrington
Municipality_of_the_District_of_Barrington
Topics referred to by the same term
tributary of the Petitcodiac River United States Turtle Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Mullica River Turtle Creek (Little Miami River), a tributary
Turtle_Creek
Provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
Canada. The riding was formed from parts of Moncton Southwest, Gagetown-Petitcodiac, Albert, and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins. It was created in 2023 and was
Sussex-Three_Rivers
River in New Brunswick, Canada
Jonathan Creek is a tributary of the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick. The creek's watershed area is around 50 km2. The majority of Jonathan Creek flows
Jonathan Creek (New Brunswick)
Jonathan_Creek_(New_Brunswick)
Natural gas alternative in Canada
Salem, near Hillsborough, New Brunswick in the marshlands of the Petitcodiac River. The proposed Phased EIA was under review by the Government of New
Shale_gas_in_Canada
Annual October Marathon, 5km, and 10km Races in New Brunswick, Canada
participants enter back onto the riverfront trail and head towards the Petitcodiac River Causeway. At the Causeway, participants turnaround and head east on
Legs_for_Literacy
Chapel in New Brunswick, Canada
county should purchase land. The land chosen was on the banks of the Petitcodiac River, just south of Beaumont. The 64 acres (26 ha), purchased for £50 on
Chapel of Sainte-Anne de Beaumont
Chapel_of_Sainte-Anne_de_Beaumont
and on the Petitcodiac River. After that, his friend, Guillaume Blanchard and his two sons, founded and established themselves in Petitcodiac. In August
Shepody,_New_Brunswick
1758 military operation
Scott and several hundred men from Fort Cumberland sailed up the Petitcodiac River in a number of armed vessels, destroying the villages as they went
Ile_Saint-Jean_campaign
New Brunswick and thus mainland Canada. The Isthmus runs from the Petitcodiac River in Dieppe, New Brunswick to Amherst, Nova Scotia and has as its two
LaPlanche_Street
PETITCODIAC RIVER
PETITCODIAC RIVER
Surname or Lastname
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland)
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland) : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Northamptonshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, and elsewhere. The one in Northamptonshire is Old English Ludingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Luda’ (a personal name of uncertain origin); that in Cornwood, Devon, is Old English Ludantūn ‘Luda’s settlement’; that in Lincolnshire is ‘pool settlement’, from Old English luh ‘pool’, and Lutton in North Yorkshire is ‘settlement on the river Hlūde’ (see Loud) or ‘Luda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name HlÅ«de (from hlÅ«d ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) referring to the Teme river + hlÄw ‘hill’. See also Laidlaw.Dutch : from the personal name Ludolph.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The place name is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder), or from Old Norse lauðr ‘froth’, ‘foam’ + á ‘river’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Cumbria, probably so named from an Old English river name Hlóra nmeaning ‘the roaring one’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese
River
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and southern Cumbria, named in Old English as Lunesdæl, from the river name Lune + dæl ‘valley’. This ancient British river name is the same as in the first element in Lancaster, through which city the river runs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Louth in Lincolnshire, so called from its position on the river Lud (Old English Hlūde, meaning ‘the loud one’).Irish : when not of English origin (see 1), probably a reduced and altered form of McLeod. Compare McLouth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Old English hlið, hlid, Old Norse hlÃð ‘slope’.English : habitational name from places so named in Shropshire, Herefordshire, or Somerset, or on the island of Orkney. The Herefordshire and Somerset places are named with the Old English river name HlÌ„de (see Loud).English : from a medieval byname derived from Old English līðe ‘mild’, ‘gentle’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Rivières, from the plural form of Old French rivière ‘river’ (originally meaning ‘riverbank’, from Latin riparia). The absence of English forms without the final -s makes it unlikely that it is ever from the borrowed Middle English vocabulary word river, but the French and other Romance cognates do normally have this sense.Common Americanized form of French Larivière. ire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mathew; a variant spelling of Matthews. In the U.S., this form has absorbed some European cognates such as German Matthäus.Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c.1600–c.1657), who came to VA from London in about 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman).Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements liut ‘people’, or possibly liub ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + man ‘man’.Americanized form of German Leimann, Americanized form of Leinemann, habitational name for someone from Leine in Pomerania, or for someone who lived by either of two rivers called Leine, near Hannover and in Saxony.
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British, English
From the Spring Brook
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Friend of Fire
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
A Tungrian goddess.
Boy/Male
Indian
Writer
Boy/Male
German Anglo Saxon French
Strong.
Boy/Male
English
Refers to the Scottish Isle of Skye; a nature name referring to the sky.
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
God Shiva and Goddess Sakthi
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Hebrew
Goat
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of Sound
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mantrin | மஂதà¯à®°à¯€à®¨
The knower of hymns
PETITCODIAC RIVER
PETITCODIAC RIVER
PETITCODIAC RIVER
PETITCODIAC RIVER
PETITCODIAC RIVER
n.
The quality or state of being a river.
n. .
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
n.
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
a.
Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.
v. t.
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.
a.
Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane.
n.
The side or bank of a river.
v. i.
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
n.
The act of swimming across, as a river.
adv.
From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.
a.
Having rivers; as, a rivery country.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
v. t.
To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river.
n.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
n.
High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.